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  1. Capital Limited & Lake Shore Limited

    Capital Limited & Lake Shore Limited

    • ladyrailfan
    • Media item
    • - 29 49 amtrak
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  2. Train PR-3 - Valley Falls Yard

    Train PR-3 - Valley Falls Yard

    Grass swaying in a light June breeze, PR-3's running past the Church Street bridge towards the lower yard for the Valley engine house
    • ron chouinard
    • Media item
    • - falls pr-3 train valley yard
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  3. "Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986

    "Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986

    X4449 Daylight and the Tough Guys movie train running eastbound south of Santa Barbara at Pt. Fernald on the then Southern Pacific Coastline route heading for Los Angeles in 1986.
    • Huskerherb
    • Media item
    • "tough - 1986 coastline guys" movie sp train
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  4. "Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986

    "Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986

    X4449 Daylight and the Tough Guys movie train running eastbound south of Santa Barbara at Pt. Fernald on the then Southern Pacific Coastline route heading for Los Angeles in 1986.
    • Huskerherb
    • Media item
    • "tough - 1986 coastline guys" movie sp train
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Railroad Art
  5. "Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986

    "Tough Guys" Movie Train - SP Coastline 1986

    X4449 Daylight and the Tough Guys movie train running eastbound south of Santa Barbara at Pt. Fernald on the then Southern Pacific Coastline route heading for Los Angeles in 1986.
    • Huskerherb
    • Media item
    • "tough - 1986 coastline guys" movie sp train
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  6. BNSF at the VGN

    BNSF at the VGN

    BNSF 5276 is barely visible behind the badly deteriorating Virginian Depot.
    • rico27513
    • Media item
    • - 44cw 5276 9 bnsf dash roanoke south virginia yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  7. BNSF 5276

    BNSF 5276

    BNSF 5276 waits at Norfolk Southern's South Yard. The ex-VGN depot is in the foreground.
    • rico27513
    • Media item
    • - 44cw 5276 9 bnsf dash roanoke south virginia yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  8. GNBC 8292

    GNBC 8292

    A light power move across town.
    • moodykb
    • Media item
    • - ex ic
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  9. CSXT 8067 - SD40-2 - M.J. Scanlon

    CSXT 8067 - SD40-2 - M.J. Scanlon

    CSXT 8067 brings the Q535 train down the mainline of the Canadian National in Memphis. This train is bound for the BNSF and has to traverse the CN to the "A" line to reach the BNSF Thayer South Sub.
    • mojo628
    • Media item
    • - 2 8067 anything bnsf cn csx csxt fulton memphis nothing q535 rail scanlon sd40 sub track train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Eastern United States
  10. WAMX GP38 3810

    WAMX GP38 3810

    Recently out-shopped and re-numbered, WAMX GP38 3810 is ready to hit the road. 3810 is it's fifth number, having been the HLCX 3624 / HATX 104 / CSX 2096 / C&O 3896 in previous lives.
    • Media item
    • - k&o wamx watco
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  11. KAW RIVER RAILROAD

    KAW RIVER RAILROAD

    MWLX GP20 #2034 rests between jobs at the Kaw River RR (KAW)Yard Office in Mill Street Yard, Kansas City KS. The 2034 is the X-BNSF 2034 / ATSF 3049/3149/1149. The KAW performs switching duties of what remains of the old Kansas City Termianal Railroad.
    • Media item
    • - kaw wamx watco
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  12. Passenger UBoat leads Freight

    Passenger UBoat leads Freight

    A passenger U34CH leads a westbound freight train at Arlington, NJ. This practice was common on the weekends when far fewer passenger trains ran.
    • skyview
    • Media item
    • - el nj u34ch
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Vintage Freight Train Photos - Diesel Era
  13. K&O GP38 1151

    K&O GP38 1151

    K&O ORIENT YARD, WICHITA, KANSAS. X-HLCX 1151, TFM 1151, HATX 101, W&LE 101, CSX 2059, C&0 3859
    • Media item
    • - cn k&o wamx watco
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  14. K&O DUMP JOB

    K&O DUMP JOB

    The K&O Wichita Dump? Job lumbers west towards Orient Yard, after making a pickup in South Yard. The location on the picture is interesting as it incorporates some interesting Wichita Railroad History. The lead (BN) gondola in the top picture is on the location where the former Midland...
    • Media item
    • - k&o wamx wichita
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  15. AUTORACKS WEST

    AUTORACKS WEST

    PRR (X-CR) 8306 leads a westbound Norfolk Southern Autorack Train through Lafayette Junction. The Smith Street overpass is a great spot to catch over 90% of the action in Lafayette.
    • Media item
    • - cr lafayette ns
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  16. UN-PATCHED AND LOOKING GOOD

    UN-PATCHED AND LOOKING GOOD

    Pretty much in it's original paint scheme, the Cotton Belt 9693 awaits it's next assignment.
    • Media item
    • - sp ssw up wichita
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Union Pacific
  17. WARBONNETS RULE

    WARBONNETS RULE

    BNSF B40-8W 517 and sibling set out empty Boeing cars in North Wichita. It will soon depart for Winfield, then return to Newton this same day.
    • Media item
    • - atsf bnsf wichita
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  18. LIFE AFTER MAIN LINE SERVICE

    LIFE AFTER MAIN LINE SERVICE

    WAMX 4010 - Of the 9 X-CN GP40-2LWs delivered to Wichita, this one was in the worst condition and is taking considerable man-hours and parts to put it back in service. Suffering from broken out cab windows and cannibalization of parts, it is not a pretty sight. But, this alternative is better...
    • Media item
    • - cn k&o watco
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  19. WAMX GP40-2LW 4021

    WAMX GP40-2LW 4021

    Having been cycled through the Wichita K&O Shops and and returned to operating condiction, the X-CN GP40-2LW 9631 is now the WAMX 4021. For a short time the unit was the WAMX 9631
    • Media item
    • - cn k&o wamx watco
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  20. SKOL GP35 3031

    SKOL GP35 3031

    The South Kansas & Oklahoma 3031, was recently released from the K&O Shops in Wichita. It has been modified to Slug Mate/Mother configuration and is semi-permanatly mated with SKOL 3030 which has been coverted to a Slug. When repainted, this unit will be renumbered as WAMX 3520. The...
    • Media item
    • - k&o sko skol wamx
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines


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